Humor has justly been regarded as the finest perfection of poetic genius.
A man's religion consists, not of the many things he is in doubt of and tries to believe, but of the few he is assured of and has no need of effort for believing.
Just in ratio as knowledge increases, faith diminishes.
Conviction never so excellent, is worthless until it coverts itself into conduct.
It is the heart always that sees, before the head can see.
Let a man try faithfully, manfully to be right; he will grow daily more and more right. It is at bottom the condition on which all men have to cultivate themselves.